scraps

Spanish translation: sobras (see context)

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English term or phrase:scraps
Spanish translation:sobras (see context)
Entered by: Andrea Bullrich

23:05 Feb 5, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / love
English term or phrase: scraps
I don't want the scraps.
If all I can have are the scraps, I don't want anything.
seth
sobras
Explanation:
It's less romantic than "migajas", but I find it expressive.

"No quiero las sobras. Si lo único que hay para mí son sobras, no quiero nada."

HTH
Andrea
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Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 22:46
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1las sobras
Paul Stevens
4 +2sobras
Andrea Bullrich
5migajas
Valeria Verona
5los restos
olv10siq
4sobres
Bill Greendyk
4migajas
elenali


  

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migajas


Explanation:
We usually say "migajas de amor"... hope it helps!

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Note added at 2002-02-05 23:12:48 (GMT)
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I asume \"scraps\" here refers to scraps of love...

Valeria Verona
Chile
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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las sobras


Explanation:
meaning scraps or left-overs.

HTH

Paul Stevens
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Anabel Gargallo
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sobres


Explanation:
This is the term we use in Bolivia for "leftovers" in a literal and figurative sense of the word.

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Note added at 2002-02-05 23:18:21 (GMT)
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Sorry about the typo, I wished to say \"sobras!\"

Bill Greendyk
United States
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sobras


Explanation:
It's less romantic than "migajas", but I find it expressive.

"No quiero las sobras. Si lo único que hay para mí son sobras, no quiero nada."

HTH
Andrea


Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 22:46
Native speaker of: Spanish
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migajas


Explanation:
the left over of bread, the inside of a bread = little pieces (syn)breadcrums
Si todo lo que puedo tener son las mugajas, no deseo/quiero nada !

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Note added at 2002-02-05 23:50:56 (GMT)
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migajas (typo)

elenali
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los restos


Explanation:
"Si todo lo que puedo tener son los restos, entonces no quiero nada."
Restos means leftover.
This is another option.
Hope you like it.

olv10siq
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